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Introductory Indonesian
Enrolment code: HMN100
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2; Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Emphasises interactive use of Indonesian language and an
understanding of contemporary Indonesian society. Uses written text, audio,
video and computers for language learning.
Staff: Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn); Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: 5 contact hrs weekly (2 lectures, 3 tutorials) plus 1 hr individual
study (26 wks)
Prereq: this unit is offered to students in any year with little or no previous
background in Indonesian language study. There are no prerequisites for
studying this unit. Students who have studied TCE Indonesian may have
supplementary and/or alternative work provided, or proceed direct to
second year
Assess: exercises and bi-weekly tests (20%); 2x500-word assignments (20%); 2
seminar presentations on an aspect of Indonesian culture or
Australia-Indonesia concerns (20%); final 2-hr written exam (20%); final
oral/aural tests (20%)
Required texts, etc:
may be purchased through the School
Courses: R3A R3J
Intermediate Indonesian (Reading and Writing)
Enrolment code: HMN201
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2; Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Enables students to read and write about more complex
topics. Students read and write about ideas and information gained from the
contemporary reading matter provided, especially Indonesian newspaper and
popular magazine material.
Staff: Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn); Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: 5x1-hr classes fortnightly (26 wks)
Prereq: HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Mutual excl: HMN204 and HMN206, HMA232/332
Assess: weekly written assignments and fortnightly tests (30%), 2 major
assignments/essays in Indonesian (30%), final 2-hr written exam (40%)
Majors: Indonesian, Asian Studies
Courses: R2A R3A +OC
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Intermediate Indonesian (Conversation)
Enrolment code: HMN202
Offered: Hbt, sem 1; Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Enables students to converse in Indonesian about more
complex topics. Students discuss ideas and information gained from listening to
and viewing material dealing with Indonesian and Australian cultures.
Staff: Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn); Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 5x1-hr classes fortnightly
Prereq: HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Mutual excl: HMN203, HMN205, HMA233/333
Assess: weekly assignments and fortnightly tests (30%), oral and aural exercises
in class (20%), final written exam (20%), oral/aural exam (30%)
Majors: Indonesian, Asian Studies
Courses: R2A R3A +OC
Intermediate Indonesian (Conversation) (Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN203
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Special note: this unit is also available to practising teachers
Unit description: Enables students to converse in Indonesian about more
complex topics and to discuss ideas and information gained from listening to
and viewing materials dealing with both Indonesian and Australian culture.
Students live with families and deal directly with Indonesians to develop and
sharpen their communication skills and ability to deal with various kinds of
people while using Indonesian.
Staff: Dr PM Allen and Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP) teaching staff,
Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: a total of 90 contact hrs in an intensive program
Prereq: HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Coreq: HMN204
Mutual excl: HMN202, HMN205
Assess: class participation and tests throughout the program (30%), weekly
interviews (30%), final oral/aural examination (40%)
Required texts, etc:
Provided by the program
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: R2A R3A +OC
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Intermediate Indonesian (Reading and Writing)
(Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN204
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Special note: this unit is also available to practising teachers
Unit description: Enables students to read and write about more complex
topics. They read and write about ideas and information gained from the
contemporary listening, viewing, and reading matter provided, especially
Indonesian newspapers, short stories and popular magazines. Students also
gain familiarity with Indonesian grammar and develop the ability to express
ideas appropriately in writing.
Staff: Dr PM Allen and UNP teaching staff Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: A total of 90 contact hrs in an intensive program
Prereq: HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Coreq: HMN203
Mutual excl: HMN201 and HMN206
Assess: class participation and tests throughout the program (20%), 2,000-word
paper (20%), weekly written assignments based on readings or interviews
(20%), final 2-hr written exam (40%)
Required texts, etc:
Provided by the program.
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: R2A R3A +OC
Wayang Shadow Puppet Theatre
Enrolment code: HMN210/310
Offered: Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Introduces one of Indonesia’s most popular forms of
cultural expression, wayang shadow puppet theatre. Through a practical
emphasis, students learn some of the basic skills of wayang shadow
puppeteers. For those undertaking Indonesian language study, wayang is
employed as a means of stimulating creativity in the use of the Indonesian
language. The theoretical component focuses on issues such as puppets and
puppet theatre in the global context; the historical development of the wayang;
the social and political context of the wayang in contemporary Indonesia; the
aesthetics of wayang performance; the values and philosophies encoded in the
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wayang; the wayang and modern Indonesian literature; and reading and
writing wayang plots.
Staff: Mr M Clark (Coordinator), Prof B Hatley
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2 hrs weekly
Prereq: for Indonesian language students, at least HMN100 or equiv
Assess: 1,000-word essay (30%), short scripted wayang performance at end of
sem (students who possess Indonesian language skills must use
Indonesian) (30%), 1.5-hr exam (40%)
Required texts, etc:
Reading to be supplied; 2 wayang puppets
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: R3A F3B F3J
Advanced Indonesian Language Skills
Enrolment code: HMN302
Offered: Ltn, sem 1&2; Hbt, sem 1&2
Unit description: Enables students to read, understand, and use more
technical and formal Indonesian. Materials, which are not adapted or abridged,
include synopses of novels, short stories, popular and academic journals and
newspapers and videos.
Staff: Dr PM Allen (Hbt), Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn)
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: 3 hrs tutorial weekly (26 wks)
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Assess: preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word paper due at the
end of first sem (20%), 2 seminar presentations (20%), 2-hr final exam
(40%)
Recommended reading:
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: R2A R3A R6J +OC
Interpreting and Translation
Enrolment code: HMN303
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Students learn translation theories and principles of
interpreting and translation through practice and discussion. The wide range of
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topics includes education, government, health, the arts, law, the press, religion,
and culture.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 1-hr lecture, 2x1-hr tutorials weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Assess: weekly interpreting exercises (20%), weekly translation work (20%),
special translation project (20%), final interpreting exam (20%), final
translation exam (20%)
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: R2A R3A R6J +OC
Survey of Indonesian Literature
Enrolment code: HMN304
Offered: Hbt, sem 1; Ltnv, sem 1
Special note: rotating unit;
Unit description: Examines 20th-century Indonesian literature by looking at
its history, development, major writers and works. Important novels, short
stories, poetry and plays are considered.
Staff: Dr PM Allen
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 1-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Assess: preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word paper (20%),
class presentation and write-up (20%), 3-hr final exam (40%)
Recommended reading:
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian, Asian Studies
Courses: R2A R3A R6J +OC
Topics in Indonesian Literature
Enrolment code: HMN305
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: rotating unit
Unit description: Requires students to read a novel and short stories in
Indonesian. The understanding of these works and their place in Indonesian
literature are discussed in class.
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Staff: Dr P Allen
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2 contact hrs weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Assess: preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word paper (20%),
class presentation and write-up (20%), 3-hr final exam (40%)
Recommended reading:
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: R2A R3A R6J +OC
Advanced Indonesian Language Skills (Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN306
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Unit description: Enables students to read, understand, and use more
technical and formal Indonesian. Materials, which are not adapted or abridged,
include synopses of novels, short stories, popular and academic journals and
newspapers.
Staff: Dr PM Allen and UNP teaching staff, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: a total of 90 contact hrs in an intensive instruction program
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Coreq: HMN307
Assess: preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word paper (20%);
weekly interviews (20%), 2-hr final exam (40%)
Required texts, etc:
Provided by the program
Recommended reading:
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: R2A R3A R6J +OC
Indonesian Literature in Context (Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN307
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Unit description: Requires students to read excerpts of prominent novels and
short stories in their original form. The unit aims to develop students’
understanding and language skills.
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Staff: Dr PM Allen and UNP teaching staff, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: a total of 90 contact hrs in an intensive instruction program
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Coreq: HMN306
Assess: preparation and class participation (20%), weekly written assignments
(20%), class presentation and write-up (20%), 2-hr final exam (40%)
Recommended reading:
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: R2A R3A R6J +OC
Reading Indonesian
Enrolment code: HMN308
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2; Ltn, sem 1&2
Unit description: Develops the students’ skill in reading Indonesian and their
ability to discuss, in Indonesian, topics based on this reading. In addition to
works assigned to them, students may choose articles or books of personal,
academic and professional interest. Weekly written assignments develop their
skills in reporting and expressing opinions on what they have read.
Staff: Dr P Allen
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: based on reading assignments, and 2-hr discussion weekly (26 wks)
Prereq: HMN302 or HMN306 or equiv as approved by the HoS
Assess: continuous assessment (a) preparation for and performance during
discussion (20%), (b) weekly written assignment (20%), special project at
the end of sem 1 (20%), end-of-year 2-hr exam (40%)
Recommended reading:
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: R2A R3A R6J +OC
Popular Culture and Resistance in Indonesia
Enrolment code: HMN309
Offered: Hbtv, sem 2; Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Examines examples of Indonesian popular culture – songs,
plays, films, poetry, fiction, cartoons – which convey criticism of and resistance
to the existing political and social order. This unit strengthens Indonesian
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language skills in reading, translation, writing and aural comprehension while
analysing the characteristics of politically oriented cultural texts and the social
context which produced them.
Staff: Dr P Allen, Mr M Clark, Prof B Hatley (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2 hrs weekly
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv
Assess: oral presentation and 750-word essay in Indonesian on the same topic
(35%), 2-hr exam (40%), weekly preparation and assignments (25%)
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: R3A F3B F3J
Indonesian 4 (Honours)
Enrolment code: HMN400/401
Full time/Part time
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2; Ltn, sem 1&2
Special note: full-time students enrol in HMN400 (100%), part-time students
in HMN401 (50%)
Unit description: The BA Honours degree in Indonesian is made up of three
parts: (a) Thesis, between 10,000 and 12,000 words, to be submitted by the end
of the first week of November (50%); (b) compulsory core seminar on the
History and Development of the Indonesian Language (25%); and (c) either the
seminar Images of Women in Contemporary Indonesian Culture (25%) or Guided
Reading (25%). The student selects the topic of the Guided Reading in
consultation with the supervisor and the approval of HoS. The two seminars
are offered in semester 1. Students are required to participate in/make a
presentation at the 2-hour seminars and to write an essay of at least 5,000
words – due at the end of week 13.
Staff: Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn), Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight: 100%/50%
Teaching: the seminar taught in Hobart is offered in Launceston by video
conference; and that taught in Launceston is available in Hobart by video
conference.
Prereq: Major, with Grade-Point Average of 7.0 or better
Recommended reading:
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Courses: R4A
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